Just finished a Army CLS class, Heres the opening video. What would you do?

[Fatty]

My initial knee jerk when I started watching was to check for pulse, then the classic start the breathing, stop the bleeding, check for wounds, treat for shock. He obviously started breathing again after a moment. Tourniquets would've been a given. Any discoloration would've been a red flag for internal bleeding. Thats my extent of interpretation and abilities. Collapsed lungs etc are beyond my abilities. However I am confident I could perform a field expedient tracheotomy.

[Stormfeather]

My initial knee jerk when I started watching was to check for pulse, then the classic start the breathing, stop the bleeding, check for wounds, treat for shock. He obviously started breathing again after a moment. Tourniquets would've been a given. Any discoloration would've been a red flag for internal bleeding. Thats my extent of interpretation and abilities. Collapsed lungs etc are beyond my abilities. However I am confident I could perform a field expedient tracheotomy.

By knowing what to look for, you can bypass the field expedient trach sometimes. But the smart money is to put a nasal pharyngeal in, it doesnt hurt the situation any, and can only help either way. Collapsed lungs are easy to deal with, thats where you use the 2nd rib down from the clavicle and punch him with a hypo/angiocath. Allows the lung to fill back up with air, which air in the body = 99% good stuff.

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May I use this link on another site? I will respect your wishes Stormfeather.

Of course you can, its open source material. I would like to see other peoples opinions, so when ya post it, can ya link it back to us here?

[Vodin]

So far awkward silence. Guess you need to have been in that type of situation to comprehend it. Will keep you posted Stormfeather.